Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova, popularly known as Irina Shayk or Irina Sheik, is a famous Russian model and actress. Raised in rural Russia, Irina Shayk got into the modeling world after her mother took her to a beauty school. After winning the title of ‘Miss Chelyabinsk 2004’, she moved to Paris and began her modeling career. Her first experience abroad was a bit hard due to the fact that she could barely speak English at that time and thus ended up struggling to fit in. After doing a lot of hard work, Shayk appeared in the 2007 ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’ and received rave reviews. The same year, she also became the exclusive face of Intimissimi lingerie. Shayk became the first Russian model to grace the cover of ‘Sports Illustrated’ in 2011. She has done modeling for Victoria's Secret and other famous brands like Lacoste, Beach Bunny swimwear and Guess as well. She is also known as the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s ex-girlfriend. Beautiful and well-known, Irina Shayk is quite popular on social media platforms. A famous beauty website ‘Models.com’ ranked her at #8 in the list of stars with highest social media followers.

Irina Shayk became the face of ‘Intimissimi’ in 2007. She also did photo-shoots for the ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’ the same year.

She signed several modeling contracts in 2009, working for renowned brands like Victoria's Secret, Guess, Lacoste, Beach Bunny Swimwear, Morellato and Cesare Paciotti. She also graced the covers of magazines like ‘Woman,’ ‘Harper’s Bazaar US,’ ‘Paris Capital,’ ‘Bolero’ and ‘Annabelle.’ She also collaborated with IMG – a modeling agency the same year.

In 2010, she became the official ambassador of Intimissimi. The same year, she modeled for Armani Exchange spring/summer 2010 campaign.

She became the face of Luli Fama's 2011 advertising campaign and look book. She appeared on the covers of magazines like ‘Elle Spain,’ ‘Cosmopolitan Spain,’ ‘Tatler Russia’ and ‘Amica Italy’ and also worked for brands like Rampage and Replay.

In 2012, she graced the covers of magazines like ‘Esquire,’ ‘GQ,’ ‘Harper's Bazaar,’ ‘The Sunday Time Style,’ ‘S Moda,’, ‘Twelv,’ and ‘Vogue.’ She appeared on fourteen ‘Cosmopolitan’ spring covers worldwide. The same year, she did an editorial for the ‘Vanity Fair Italy.’

The following year, she appeared on the runaway at the New York fashion week and the Paris fashion week respectively. Also, she did a photo-shoot for ‘CR Fashion’ book issue and ‘Vogue,’ Spain.

Irina Shayk was the poster model at the 2014 Winter Olympics, supporting the Russian team. After appearing as the placard bearer at the games, she appeared on ‘Evening Urgant’ – a Russian TV show. The same year she made her acting debut in ‘Hercules’.

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In 2016, the renowned model made an appearance in a fashion show by Victoria's Secret.

Shayk has done catwalks for Mango, Marc Jacobs, Giles Deacon, and Miu Miu, and has also done cover shoots for fashion magazines such as ‘Maxim,’ ‘Glamour,’ ‘Cosmopolitan’ and ‘Marie Claire.’

Irina Shayk appeared on the glossy cover of ‘Elle,’ Spain, for its November 2010 issue. The same year she made a change from swimwear to high fashion. She also modeled for the Armani Exchange spring/summer 2010 campaign.